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Æ36 - Septimius Severus ϹΤΡΑ ΑΠΟΛ, ΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Bria (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in three-quarter front view. The portrait displays the characteristic features of Severan imperial iconography, with a tightly curled beard and laureate wreath. The encircling Greek legend names the emperor with his full imperial titulature. The bust is positioned centrally within the coin field, conforming to the provincial bronze coinage style of the Syrian conventus. |
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| Reverse description | The Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, depicted standing facing one another in a symmetrical composition, each figure holding a horse by the bridle and a spear upright. The twin deities are shown in their characteristic heroic guise, their poses mirroring each other across the coin field. The reverse legend in Greek identifies the local strategos Apollonios and the civic identity of the Brians, indicative of the provincial magistrate coinage practice of the region. The design reflects the Hellenistic artistic tradition prevalent in Syrian provincial coinage of the Severan period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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